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2010 Map of Emery Peak

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Emery Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The Dry Cimarron River valley dictates the sparse settlement patterns of this high-altitude landscape on the New Mexico-Colorado border. Evidence of early water management for ranching or agriculture appears via the Johns and Gleason North Ditch, while the settlement of Vandaveer serves as a small human footprint in a terrain otherwise defined by its tablelands and drainage systems.

Vertical landmarks like Emery Peak, Devoys Peak, and the broad expanse of Negro Mesa rise sharply above the dissected canyons. A complex network of named ravines, including Toll Gate Canyon and Sumpters Canyon, reveals the erosion-carved nature of the high plains. Two primary thoroughfares, County Rd B062 and County Rd B034, provide the only modern access through the river corridor near Emery Gap.